| | Alliance for Aging Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | Ageism is a deep and often-unconscious prejudice against the old, an attitude that permeates American culture. |
 | | Older people themselves often unconsciously embrace unfounded assumptions that to be old is to be sick, that they shouldn't "bother" their physician by bringing up health concerns, or that "you can't teach and old dog new tricks," regarding changing health behaviors. |
 | | Ageism is not something that we can just accept or ignore, and unfortunately, and it is not something that will just go away. |
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